Policy implications of climate forecasts for water resources management in the Pacific Northwest

摘要: The Columbia River Basin management system suffers from conflicts over water use and allocation, vulnerability to climate variability that disrupt hydropower, fisheries, irrigation, supply, other vital activities. Climate forecasts have the potential improve resource in this supporting decisions decrease its droughts, floods, crises related variability. This study shows despite utility, managers do not except for background information. barriers managers' of include low forecast skill, lack interpretation demonstrated applications, geographic resolution, inadequate links impacts, institutional aversion incorporating new tools into decision making. To realize resources management, we recommend strategies technical improvements products, joint efforts between producers community develop demonstrate applications through reciprocal iterative education.